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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN BRIEF
The remote control Front of the video recorder
RECORD/OTRn STANDBYm
Record Standby
STANDBYm r
Standby Down/Minus, programme number
SELECT q
Function selector Up/Plus, programme number
TIMERk RECORD5
’VIDEOPlus’ or ’TIMER’ programming Record
CLEAR (CL) AUTOINSTALL
Reset, clear Installation
0-9 hSTOP/JEJECT
Digit buttons 0-9 Stop/Cassette eject
MONITOR H
TV monitor function Rewind/Reverse scanning
OK PLAYG
Confirm button Playback
Pr I
Down/Minus, programme number
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& Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ How to programme a recording manually All the information required for a programming is contained encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. TIMERk 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button twice. 1 Switch on the TV set. TIMERk 2 Select a free TIMER block. Press the button. TIMERk 2 Press the button on the remote control. DATE PROG START END 3 Please enter the VIDEOPlus+ -code (up to 9 digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. 01 01 20:00 21:3
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PHILIPS VR 175 Congratulations on the purchase of one of the most sophisti- Contents Page cated and simple-to-use video recorders (VCR) on the market. With this VCR you can record and play VHS-standard 1. INSTALLATION ................................ 2 cassettes. Connecting cables ............................. 2 Important notes for operation .................... 2 Connecting additional equipment .................. 3 Emergency interrupt ............................ 3 User g
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1. INSTALLATION 2 Plug one end of the aerial cable provided into the Important for the United Kingdom 3 socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set. This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as 3 If your television does not have a scart (AV-Euro) socket follows: Remove fuse cover and fuse. please do not read further here, but turn to Chapter 4, Fix new fuse which should be a BS13
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Connecting additional equipment User guide You can also connect additional equipment to the With OSD (On Screen Display) the corresponding functions EXT.1 socket, for instance, satellite receiver, decoder or appear on the TV-screen. The most important button-func- camcorder. tions are displayed at the bottom of the screen. DATE PROG START END 01 01 20:00 21:30 ------------------------ NEXT gTIMER CLEAR gCL -/+ 0-9 D/WgSELECT OK Throughout this instruction manual, use the following buttons for th
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Automatic Channel Search Manual Channel Number Allocation AUTOINSTALL 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button on You can allocate any desired programme number to the TV the video recorder. If TV channels have already been channels stored by the ’Automatic Channel Search’. stored, select and confirm the ’AUTOINSTALL’ line. AUTOINSTALL 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button on 2 The ’Automatic Channel Search’ starts. the video recorcer. 2 Select and confirm ’CHANNEL ALLOCATION’ . Pr Pq 3 Use th
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2. PLAYBACK 1 Insert the cassette into the cassette slot. Still picture STILLR 1 Press the button. You see a still picture. Interference stripes will appear on the screen. STILLR 2 Each time you press again, the picture will move on one step. Note: If the still picture vibrates vertically, hold the Pr Pq or the button at step 1until the vibration is minimal. This setting will be stored automatically. PLAYG 2 Press the playback button . Please note, however, that interference may still occur with
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Eliminating picture interference/ Cleaning function Pq 1 During playback, hold the button until ’TRAC’ (tracking) appears in the display. Pq Pr 2 Hold the or button until the playback quality is at its best. 3 Wait a few seconds, until ’TRAC’ disappears from the display. This setting will remain until you remove the cassette. 4 If horizontal lines still appear on the screen, use the Cleaning function: Cleaning function: During playback, hold the PLAYG button until ’HEAD’ (video head cleaning) ap
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3. RECORDING 1 Insert a cassette or switch the video recorder on with the Some general notes for recording Pq button. Pr Pq 0-9 Recording from external sources: Programme number 2 Use the or button or the buttons to ’E1’ is provided for recording from external sources (via select the programme number from which you wish to EXT.1 the scart socket). record, e.g. ’P 01’ . OTR - recording: If you do not want to record to the end RECORD5 of the cassette, press the button again. The display shows
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7 Make sure that a cassette without erase protection has Programming with ’VIDEOPlus+’ STANDBYm been loaded. Switch to standby with the button. All the information required for a programming is contained A programmed recording will only function when the encoded in the VIDEOPlus+ code. video recorder is switched to standby with the STANDBYm button. 1 Switch on the TV set. Note: TIMERk * VIDEOPlus+ Aerial-code numbers: With this video 2 Press the button on the remote control. recorder, VIDEOPlus+
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Important programming notes When recordings have been programmed, k appears in the display. The programmed recording will always be made at the recording speed (SP/LP) that at the time has been selected on the video recorder. You cannot operate the video recorder manually while a programmed recording is being made. If you want to interrupt the programmed recording, press the STANDBYm button. If the video recorder is switched on a few minutes before a programmed recording is due to take p
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4. SPECIAL FEATURES Tuner mode Setting the clock AUTOINSTALL You can also use your video recorder as a TV receiver 1 Press the button on the video recorder. (tuner). 2 Confirm the line ’CLOCK’ . STOPh 1 Hold the button, until + appears in the display. 3 Adjust ’TIME’ , ’YEAR’ , ’MONTH’ , ’DATE’ if required. 2 Choose the required programme number with the 4 Confirm each entry. Pr Pq 0-9 or button or with the buttons. 3 Switch the video recorder to standby by pressing the Channel number or frequen
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Manual channel search In certain cases the Automatic Channel Search may not be able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). You can then use this manual method to set the channels. AUTOINSTALL 1 Switch on the TV set. Press the button on the video recorder. 2 Select and confirm ’MANUAL SEARCH’ . Pq 3 Hold the button until you have found the right TV channel. A changing channel number or frequency will appear on the TV screen. OK 4 Confirm with the button. 5 Select and confirm the
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Note: This modulator frequency might already be oc- Playback via the aerial cable cupied by another TV station in your reception area, e.g. ’Channel 5’. In this case you will find that the picture If you do not wish to use a scart cable, the aerial cable quality on your TV set will be poor when receiving one which is already connected will act as the connection or more TV channels. between your TV set and the video recorder. Ensure that the * Adjusting the modulator frequency: If the picture vid
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Enter the serial number of your appliance here: Before you call an engineer If, contrary to expectation, you experience any difficulty in MODEL NO./TYPE VR 175 operating this video recorder, it may be caused by one of the reasons mentioned below. You can also call the customer PROD.NO.:/SER.NR...... service in your country. You will find the telephone numbers in the enclosed guar- antee leaflet. This product complies with the requirements of the Directive The set does not respond to any button b
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